This is made available through the Erasmus mundus program which aims to enhance quality in higher education through scholarships and academic cooperation between Europe and the rest of the world.
The Erasmus Mundus Masters in Forensic Science is a joint venture between the Universities of Lincoln and Cordoba and the Instituto Superior de Ciencias da Saude Egas Moniz.
Details for application are stated below:
Application
Entry Requirements for 2014 application
-Applicants
must possess a Bachelor degree in Natural or Applied
Sciences from a recognised official Higher Education Institution in
order to apply. The candidates need to accredit a minimum grade to access
the course, being this 60% (upper second class). In case a
percentage is not stated on the official transcript, the candidate will have to
supply a certificate from their academic institutions in
which percent marks are linked to the different grades awarded
by the institution.
Applicants also need to accredit a
sufficient level of English to follow the course using EXCLUSIVELY one of the follow (please check they
are under two years old and valid):
IELTS:
Average score of 6.0 , with no element below 5.5
TOEFL internet
based: Average of 87 with minimum scores of: 21-Listening, 22-Reading,
23-Speaking, 21-Writing.
Nationals
of countries in which English is an official language will be requested to
supply with their General Certificates of Secondary Education (GCSE) and the
English language mark considered in order to accept them in the course
LOCAL
OR NATIONAL ENGLISH CERTIFICATES ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
NEW! IN ORDER TO REWARD
EXCELLENCE, THE SELECTION COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER EUROPEAN STUDENTS IN THE
ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/14 .
THOSE STUDENTS
WITH EXCEPTIONAL CVs AND PROMISING CAREERS WILL BE CONSIDERED. STUDENTS
WILL NEED TO SUBMIT THE ELECTRONIC APPLICATION FORM, A MOTIVATION
LETTER, PROOF OF REGISTRATION IN A SCIENCE COURSE AND A TRANSCRIPT OF THE
MARKS OBTAINED TO THE PRESENT DATE. IN CASE THEY ARE PRE-SELECTED TO
COMPETE WITH THE GRADUATES FOR A GRANT THEY WILL BE INTERVIEWED AND THEY WILL
HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE GENERAL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA IN ORDER TO BE
AWARDED A GRANT AS THE REST OF THE CANDIDATES. FINAL OFFERS WILL BE MADE
SUBJECTED TO MEETING THEIR FORECASTED GRADES.
Exceptionally,
candidates holding degrees in Engineering, Computer Science and in Social Sciences (Sociology, Psycology,…) meeting the
citeria are allowed to apply but degrees in natural, applied and
experimental sciences containing mainly biology and chemistry will be favoured
in the selection process.
How to apply
All
applications must be made using the University’s postgraduate electronic
system. The applications link will be live in June 2014
NO
APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED after the deadline.
Documentation
You will
need to upload ALL these documents in the
electronic system for your application to be considered. Please, verify this as
failure to supply with ALL documents may render your application invalid.
Please, note we will check you have done it through your checklist:
1. Application form
2. A statement of intent
explaining their reasons to apply
3. An official copy of your
certificate issued by the University/College in its original language (do not
send originals). An official certified
translation (issued by embassies or official organisms) of the Certificate
needs to be attached if the original is not in English.
4. An official copy of your units
transcript issued by the University/College (do not send originals). An
official certified translation (issued by embassies
or official bodies) of the Certificate needs to be attached if the original is
not in English.
5. An official
copy of your English language qualifications with grade obtained if
English is not first language.
6. A photocopy of your passport
7. A CV stating academic and
non-academic achievements with previous employment relevant ot the course (if
applicable)
8. Two letters of recommendation
(references) in English on official letter head and signed (scan copies to
be uploaded)
PLEASE CHECK YOU HAVE
COMPLETED AND SUPPLIED ALL THE 8 DOCUMENTS AS INCOMPLETE OR INELEGIBLE
APPLICATIONS WILL BE REJECTED AND NOT CONSIDERED. ALL THE DOCUMENTS REQUESTED
NEED TO BE UPLOADED AND IT IS YOUR RESPONSABILITY TO MAKE SURE THIS IS THE CASE
AS THE UNIVERSITY WILL NOT REQUEST DOCUMENTS FROM YOU.
Apply on
https://my.lincoln.ac.uk/
In case of any doubts please
contact the course coordinator:
Dr Jose Gonzalez-Rodriguez jgonzalezr
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